LATERAL

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Latin ~is, from later-, latus side Date: 15th century of or relating to the side, situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side, extending from side to side , produced with passage of breath around the side of a constriction formed with the tongue , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1851 a branch from the main part (as in an irrigation or electrical system), a pass in football thrown parallel to the line of scrimmage or in a direction away from the opponent's goal, a ~ speech sound, III. intransitive verb Date: 1944 to throw a ~